Two decades since To Err Is Human: progress, but still a "chasm".

Victor J Dzau; Kenneth I. Shine

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Two decades since To Err Is Human: progress, but still a "chasm".

January 13, 2021

Dzau VJ, Shine KI. JAMA. 2020;324(24):2489-2490.

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To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm changed the trajectory of improvement efforts worldwide. This editorial and the associated viewpoints outline the impact of the reports on global, COVID-19, anesthesiology, and ambulatory care.

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